SOLICITATION 23 Jan QA N0024425Q0061 .pdf

SOLICITATION N00244-25-Q-0061

QUESTION AND ANSWER:

Q1: Is this being a follow-on requirement or a new contract?

ANSWER: This is a new contract.

Q2: Please provide the incumbent contract number

ANSWER: N00244-24-P-0073

Q3: Awarded price

ANSWER: $ 228,634.44

Q4: How many people are currently working under this contract?

ANSWER: Two people. TOA and DTS Managers.

Q5: How many FTE's are required to perform under this contract?

ANSWER: Two.

Q6: Please confirm if this requirement is a full-time or part-time position?

ANSWER: This is a full-time position.

Q5: Please confirm what are the provided Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to support for this role. (e.g. desk, workspace, telephone, etc.)

ANSWER: Government workplace, laptop and phone.

Q6: Please confirm what would be the Education requirement/Degree requirement for this role?

ANSWER: N/A

Q7: Please confirm what would be the experience requirement for this role?

ANSWER: Please see PWS for more information.

The mission requires current and future operations planning, material management, and complex personnel management functions.

Q8: Are vendors/offeror required to have a facility clearance?

ANSWER: Yes, information will be provided after contract awarded

Q9: Please confirm who will cover the cost(s) of the said travel?

ANSWER: Please see PWS Section: R. Contractor Travel

Q10: If there is an incumbent, has the (PWS) scope changed significantly since the incumbent contract?

ANSWER: No

Q11: Is the work on-site?

ANSWER: Except for necessary travel, their work is all performed on-site

Q12: Will there be a transition period?

ANSWER: No. POP start date 01 Feb 2025

Q13: Is there an incumbent contractor employee in the “Logistics Analyst – TOA Support” position currently?

ANSWER: Yes

Q14: Is there an incumbent contractor employee in the “Administrative Assistant (Travel Clerk)” position currently?

Q15: how long in terms of years has each incumbent contractor employee(s) worked in their current and/or similar roles? This information is needed to properly account for incumbent Vacation leave, which is determined by time in service.

ANSWER: The incumbent has been in job position for nearly 10 years.

Q16: What is the annual budget for this contract?

ANSWER: The government planning to have 6 months base year budget of $125,000.00 and probable 6 months extension budget of $125,000.00.

Q17: For Service Contract Act (SCA) staff, what is their Wage Determination job code for the two positions?

ANSWER: 01410 SUPPLY TECHNICIAN and 01533 TRAVEL CLERK III

Q18: Are offerors to bid the number of labor hours set by the Government?

ANSWER: Yes, the hours to bid on 2,080 hours for full time.

Q19: For past performance, are there past performance questionnaires or is the Government only going to use CPARS?

ANSWER: Contractor shall submit past performance 3 years previous/recent contracts.

Q20: Is EO 14055 applicable to this requirement?

ANSWER: No, in accordance Executive Order 14055 Section 5 is not applicable.

Q21: The solicitation has CLN’s which list ‘group’ for the unit for CLN 0001 and 0002, should this be monthly or is the expectation that we can invoice for the entire CLN right away?

ANSWER: No, will change to CLIN 0001 total hours 2,080 hours and CLIN 0002 total hours 2,080 hours

Q22: Is this a one-year contract?

ANSWER: Base year 6 months or with probable 6 months extension

Q23: Why is this contract released for only 1 year?

ANSWER: Base year 6 months or with probable 6 months extension

Q24: The government shows the suggested WD Labor Category as 01533 – Travel Cleark III, we believe the right Labor Category should be 01020 – Administrative Assistant based upon the SCA Directory of Occupations it seems the best category, would the government confirm if this is acceptable?

ANSWER: The labor category 01020 Administrative Assistant is not acceptable. Please utilized 01533 – Travel Cleark III.

Q25: Would the government please confirm if the Wage Determination for this requirement is 2015-5635 Rev 26 DOR: 12/23/2024? If so, would the government please explicitly say that many vendors tend to use older WD’s to win contracts.

ANSWER: Confirmed the government will include the wage determination in the contract.

Q26: Is the government anticipating an extension for this requirement?

ANSWER: The government will determine if the 6 months extension is necessary.

Q27: Should our pricing include just an hourly rate?

ANSWER: Hourly

Q28: Incumbent contractor name?

ANSWER: Leading Solution, LLC.

Q29: Does the government expect us to submit 3 volumes?

ANSWER: Yes, Technical, Past Performance and Price

Q30: If so, how many past performance references is the government expecting?

ANSWER: 2

Q31: Is there an incumbent contractor company performing this work?

Q:32: Can the government please confirm that the awardee must pay/provide the assigned personnel the SCA-prescribed $4.98 H&W wage rate in accordance with the governing Wage Determination?

Q33: Does Executive Order (EO) 14026 apply to this contract so that vendors must pay the assigned contractor employee an hourly wage of $17.20 if it is higher than the hourly wage associated with the appropriate Occupation Code (OC)? EO 14026 stipulates that contractors must pay the higher of the two rates.

ANSWER: On September 30, 2024, the Department of Labor published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that, beginning January 1, 2025, the Executive Order 14026 minimum wage rate will increase to $17.75 per hour (Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 14026, Notice of Rate Change in Effect as of January 1, 2025). This Executive Order minimum wage generally applies to workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts that are entered into, renewed, or extended (pursuant to an option or otherwise) on or after January 30, 2022, in the following four categories:

• Procurement contracts for construction covered by the DBA;

• Service contracts covered by the SCA;

• Concessions contracts, including any concessions contract excluded from the SCA by the Department’s regulations at 29 CFR 4.133(b); and

• Contracts in connection with federal property or lands and related to offering services for federal employees, their dependents, or the general public.

Q34: The Solicitation/PWS talks about Travel and JTR, however there is not travel CLN. Would the government consider adding an NTE Travel CLN for both positions, perhaps around $25,000 given the recommended number of trips.

ANSWER: Yes, the government would consider adding an NTE travel CLN for both positions.

Q35: The Solicitation description on SAM states: “Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision 52.213-3 and its Alternate I with its quote.” However, FAR 52.213-3 doesn’t have any provisions to answer or complete, and there is no “Alternate I” to FAR 52.213-3. Will the government clarify this instruction by either re-wording it or deleting it from the solicitation?

ANSWER: Clause 52.213-3 deleted